But we should all be able to agree that lower health care costs is a good thing. So is having more people covered by health insurance and not worrying that they can keep their policies -- even if they have cancer.

But many people, especially Republicans opposed to Obamacare, still believe there will be "rate shock." The theory is that health care premiums will skyrocket to pay for these new benefits and policyholders.

Turns out, that's not the case. An extensive study released last week by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation found that health care premiums under Obamacare are lower than expected.

Those who are younger (and generally healthier) will, not surprisingly, have the lowest premiums. But even a 60-year-old making around $30,000 a year would pay anywhere from nothing to $140 a month for the lowest-priced plan under Obamacare, depending on where you live.

There aren't many employers offering health care plans that can beat those rates.

In Michigan, Republican lawmakers have fought some of its basic provisions, like turning down a state health care exchange -- which is just a Travelocity-like website that allows customers to easily compare health insurance plan costs.

Expanding Medicaid to more than 400,000 people proved a Herculean task for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder. Although the bill finally passed the Senate last month, lawmakers won't let it go into effect until April -- months after people will be able to enroll in other states.

Republicans continue to argue that they just want to protect people from the horrible effects of Obamacare.